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Stephanus 24c
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νομίζει οὐ νομίζοντα, ἕτερα δὲ δαιμόνια καινά. τὸ μὲν δὴ ἔγκλημα τοιοῦτόν ἐστιν· τούτου δὲ τοῦ ἐγκλήματος ἓν ἕκαστον ἐξετάσωμεν.φησὶ γὰρ δὴ τοὺς νέους ἀδικεῖν με διαφθείροντα. ἐγὼ δέ γε, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, ἀδικεῖν φημι Μέλητον, ὅτι σπουδῇ χαριεντίζεται, ῥᾳδίως εἰς ἀγῶνα καθιστὰς ἀνθρώπους, περὶ πραγμάτων προσποιούμενος σπουδάζειν καὶ κήδεσθαι ὧν οὐδὲν τούτῳ πώποτε ἐμέλησεν· ὡς δὲ τοῦτο οὕτως ἔχει, πειράσομαι καὶ ὑμῖν ἐπιδεῖξαι. καί μοι δεῦρο, ὦ Μέλητε, εἰπέ· ἄλλο τι ἢ
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acknowledges, but other, new divinities instead. Such is the charge. Let us examine each part of this charge separately.
He says, then, that I am guilty of corrupting the young. But I, men of Athens, say that Meletus is guilty of treating serious matters as a joke, lightly bringing men to trial and pretending to be earnest and concerned about matters for which he has never cared in the least. That this is so, I shall try to show you as well. Come here, Meletus, and tell me: do you not consider it
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believes, but in other new spiritual beings.” Such is the charge. Let us examine each part of this charge one by one.He says, then, that I commit an injustice by corrupting the young. But I, men of Athens, say that Meletus commits an injustice because he treats serious matters frivolously, lightly bringing people to trial and pretending to be seriously concerned about matters for which he has never cared at all. I will try to show you that this is so. Come here, Meletus, and tell me: Is it not true that